{"id":9300,"date":"2023-11-15T15:16:22","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T23:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/?p=9300"},"modified":"2023-11-15T15:17:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T23:17:48","slug":"its-been-nearly-4-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/its-been-nearly-4-years\/","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s been nearly 4 years&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Since we went to Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I remember seeing signs about Ebola and Malaria in the airports. Going through temperature scanners. In Rwanda, the entire Jeep had to go through an x-ray machine!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And this was all before the pandemic. We had no idea what was coming. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We were so fortunate and privileged to be able to visit the Mountain Gorillas of Rwanda. The price had doubled from the previous year, and I could see that it was only going to continue getting more expensive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I took a ton of photos, but for previously stated reasons (car accident recovery), I stopped blogging about our travels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But that doesn&#8217;t mean I can&#8217;t share a photo every now and then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Africa27_silverback.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Africa27_silverback.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9301\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Africa27_silverback.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Africa27_silverback-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Africa27_silverback-100x150.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Silverback<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Africa35_baby.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Africa35_baby.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Africa35_baby.jpeg 350w, https:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Africa35_baby-300x251.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/cindyprocter-king.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Africa35_baby-150x126.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Baby!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We hiked two different days to see the Mountain Gorillas, and both days were equally amazing. Plus, an earlier hike to see the Golden Monkeys.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I often wonder how they are doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are fortunate enough to ever get the chance to go, it is once in a lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Back to writing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since we went to Africa. Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and South Africa. I remember seeing signs about Ebola and Malaria in the airports. Going through temperature scanners. In Rwanda, the entire Jeep had to go through an x-ray machine! And this was all before the pandemic. We had no idea what was coming. 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